Hog-greaser.



0. H. C LOYD.

HOG GREASER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1914.

1 ,190,20. Patented July 4; 1916.

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oLrvnn H. CLOYD, or PEOERIA, ILLINOIS.

HOG-GREASER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed. July 6, 1914. Serial No. 849,354.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER H. CLoYD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Greasers; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the in-'v vention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to that class of devices known as hog greasers orrubbing posts.

It pertains particularly to the construction of a rubbing member inconnection with a receptacle for an oil or disinfectant.

The object of the invention is to construct a rubbing member forreceiving the oil or disinfectant from a place of discharge whereby saidoil or other fluid will not be wasted, the structure employed having advantages that will be pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In my pending application No. 7 09,522 for a hog greaser, filed July 15,1912, since issued in Letters Patent No. 1,142,? 98, dated June 15,1915, I show a form of device to which the present invention isparticularly applicable though applicable as well to other forms of thedevice having an extended discharge portion.

In the application referred to there is provided a receptacle for thefluid which deposits the latter upon the outer surface of a member uponwhich the hog rubs. It is the purpose herein to provide arubbing memberof a certain structure for receiving the fluid from they receptacle andcause it to flow only upon the surface against which the hog rubs andprevent waste of the fluid that would otherwise run upon the surfaces ofsaid member. I

To the end that the invention may be understood I have provided theaccompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 shows a portion of a rubbingpost in perspective and my invention in connection therewith. Fig. 2 isa plan of a rubbing member, certain portions being broken away inorderto show the structure. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion ofthe rubbing member, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a portion of therubbing member and a depending portion of a receptacle for the fluid.

A indicates a portion of a hollow body for containing the fluid whetheran oil or disinfectant.

B is a tubular extension communicating with the interior of the bodyandhaving depending tubular extremities C. The inner wall of suchdepending portion C is provided with an aperture D, Figs. 1 and 4, as adischarge nozzle for the fluid.

E is a rubbing member consisting of a bar pivoted at its lower end inany suitable manner to the body A, for instance between ears E1 Theupper-end of the bar is provided with a single flange consisting of thevertical portions G and a bottom portion H, the latter being inclineddownward from the sides G to the middle of the bar as shown in Fig. 3and provided with a groove J, Figs. 3 and 4. The back wall of'the memberindi'cated at L together with the flange G H constitutes a cup forreceiving the depending portion C as will appear presently.

A rib K lies below the described portion H immediately beneath thegroove J men tioned and besides acting to strengthen the said flangeportion II serves to lead the fluid down to the other parts of themember or bar E. The said back wall of the bar E has a depression M inwhich is designed to seat a leather strip N secured therein in anysuitable manner, forming a valve. valve is designed to bear against theinner wall of the depending portion C of the tubular members B beforedescribed to close the opening D therein, it being observed in Fig. 1that the said depending portion C lies within the said flanges G H asalready described.

A spring 0 is interposed between'the bar E and the receptacle A to holdthe valve N This upon the said opening D to normally prevvent dischargeof the fluid from the body.

The spring Q'holds the leather valve N normally uponthe opening D, butwhen the hog rubs upon the member it is pushed back against the springthus exposing the opening D; The fluid then runs down and upon the lowerflange H flowing to the center of groove R at the middle of the bar-di-- the bar, or the lowest point of the said flange at the middle,thence running along the channel J and upon and down the edge of thepart K into the topmost opposite recesses P which, since both areincluded downward and outward lead the fluid in both directions ortoward opposite edges of the bar besides flowing down the centralchannels R between the portions Q. The fluid in thus flowing through thecentral channels R is enabled to reach all of the depressions P and thefluid will flow from the latter over the said raised portions Q when aconsiderable bulk of the fluid is received in any one of them. By thismeans the entire outer or rubbing surface of the bar is kept coveredwith the fluid so that the hog will always be supplied therewith and thebar thus being provided with the alternate depressions and raisedportions furnishes a roughened part which attracts the animal. Thereceptacle or cup created by the flanges G H and the back wall L of thebar together with the said depressions P wholly prevent the fluid fromflowing in any direction except down and upon the outer surface of thebar where it is required and this prevents loss of the fluid which wouldotherwise find its way down the other surfaces of the bar. Again, theside flanges Gr besides forming a receptacle or cup, as beforementioned, at the same time serve as a guide for the member or bar E sothat side strains placed upon the bar as the animal rubs will not forcethe bar out of line. The leather, rubber or other substance forming thevalve N, absolutely prevents the loss of fluid and it is only when thedevice is in use that the fluid flows. While it is preferably to providea sunken panel for the valve, said valve may be attached directly to theface of the wall L if desired.

The groove J positively carries oil down and out upon the part K and theflow must be down the edge of this part to the proper position for thisdistribution as already described. The particular disposition of therecesses in the face of the member or bar E insures that the fluid willbe thoroughly uniformly spread over the whole rubbing surface.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a device of thecharacter described, the combination with a nozzle having a dis chargeopening in one of its walls, of a member below the nozzle and uprisingto the latter and provided with a recess to receive it, said recessbeing open at the front and at the top, its rear wall adapted to overliethe opening of the nozzle, the upper surface of its bottom or lower wallbeing inclined downwardly in opposite directions toward the middle, themember having a rubbing surface below the recess to receive fluid fromthe same.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a nozzlehaving a dis charge opening in one of its walls, of a member below thenozzle and uprising to the latter and provided with a recess to receiveit, said recess being open at the front and at the top, its rear walladapted to over lie the opening of the nozzle, the upper surface of itsbottom or lower wall being inclined downwardly in opposite directionstoward the middle, the member having a rubbing surface below the recessto receive fluid from the same, and a part beneath and connecting thelower wall of the recess with the said surface for conducting the fluidfrom the said recess thereto.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a nozzlehaving a dis charge opening on one of its walls, of a member below thenozzle and uprising to the latter and provided with a recess to receiveit, said recess being open at the front and at the top, its rear walladapted to overlie the opening of the nozzle, the upper surface of itsbottom or lower wall being inclined downwardly in opposite directionstoward the middle, the member having a rubbing surface below the recessto receive the fluid from the same, and a part beneath and connectingthe lower wall of the recess with the said surface for conducting thefluid from the said recess thereto, there being a groove in the saidupper surface of the lower wall of the recess at the lowermost portionthereof through which the fluid passes to said part.

4. In a device of the character described,

a nozzle having an opening for the discharge of a fluid, and a rubbingmember including a part to overlie and close the opening and having aflange below said part underhanging the nozzle, said flange having anupper surface inclined downwardly toward the middle of its lengthbeneath said nozzle to conduct the fluid upon the middle portion of saidbar.

5. In a device of the character described, a nozzle having an openingfor the dis charge of a fluid, and a rubbing member including a part tooverlie and close the open ing and having a flange below said part underhanging the nozzle, said flange having an upper surface inclineddownwardly toward the middle of its length beneath said nozzle toconduct the fluid upon the middle portion of said bar, and a portionbeneath the flange at the juncture of the inclined surfaces to lead thefluid from vthe flange upon the bar.

6. In a device of the class described the combination of a nozzle havinga discharge opening, a rubbing member consisting of a bar having arecess in its upper end to receive the nozzle and open at its top andfront side, one of its walls adapted to close the discharge opening, theupper surface of its lower wall being inclined downwardly in oppositedirections toward substantially the middle of said recess.

7. In a device of the class described the combination of a nozzle havinga discharge opening, a rubbing member consisting of a bar having arecess in its upper end open at its top and front side to receive thenozzle, the upper surface of its lower wall being inclined downwardly inopposite directions toward substantially the middle of said recess,there being a groove extending over the edge of the said lower wall atthe juncture of the described oppositely inclined lower wall surfaces.

8. In a device of the class described the combination of a nozzle havinga discharge opening, a rubbing member consisting of a bar having arecess in its upper end open at its top and front side to receive thenozzle, the upper surface of its lower wall being inclined downwardly inopposite directions cu of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the toward substantially the middle of said recess,the surface of the bar below said recess having a series of spaceddepressions inclined downwardly from the medial longiiudinal line of bartoward the edges of said 9. In a device of the class described thecombination of a nozzle having a discharge "Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

